On November 5th people celebrate 'Bonfire Night'. All over Britain there are firework displays and bonfires with models of Guy Fawkes, which are burned on the fire. This video from The British Council's LearnEnglish site explores the origins of the festival and looks at how it's celebrated now.
Scottish people sing Auld Lang Syne at midnight on December 31 .It is a Scottish poem written in 1788 by Robert Burns and later set to the music of a folk song.
CHRISTMAS TIME
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
How old is Sally?
What do they make and write?
Who is Jack writing to?
What is his message?
Who is Sally writing to?
What is her message?
What does Sally and Jack’s mum cook for Christmas?
What do they do on Christmas Eve?
When do they open their presents?
What time do they have a special lunch on Christmas Day?
What do they eat for lunch?
Christmas Corner
OXFORD UN IVERSITY PRESS
Go to www.allthingschristmas.com
Find the answers to these questions:
a) What is the origin of the word ‘Christmas’?
b) In which century did the Santa Claus story originate?
c) What is the world’s most widely-known Christmas carol?
d) Which popular Christmas song did the pop group ‘Wham’ sing?
e) When does America’s first Christmas cake date back to?
f) How many eggs do you need to make ‘chocolate reindeer cookies’?
g) Which Christmas gifts are typical in Scandinavia?
h) Which Christmas story begins with these words: “WHEN Scrooge awoke,
it was so dark, that looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the
transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber”.
i) Where is the United States’ national Christmas tree?
j) Christmas lights first appeared in 1882 when an employee of Thomas
Edison presented the public with 80 coloured light bulbs. What colour
BRITISH CULTURE QUIZ
WINNERS
FIRST PRIZE( Stephan,Brais and Frank)
SECOND PRIZE( Cristina, Nair and Lucía)
THIRD PRIZE( Sofía, Frank and Alberto)
DECEMBER 2015
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On November 5th people celebrate 'Bonfire Night'. All over Britain there are firework displays and bonfires with models of Guy Fawkes, which are burned on the fire. This video from The British Council's LearnEnglish site explores the origins of the festival and looks at how it's celebrated now.
Scottish people sing Auld Lang Syne at midnight on December 31 .It is a Scottish poem written in 1788 by Robert Burns and later set to the music of a folk song.
CHRISTMAS TIME
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
Christmas Corner
OXFORD UN IVERSITY PRESS
Go to www.allthingschristmas.com
Find the answers to these questions:
a) What is the origin of the word ‘Christmas’?
b) In which century did the Santa Claus story originate?
c) What is the world’s most widely-known Christmas carol?
d) Which popular Christmas song did the pop group ‘Wham’ sing?
e) When does America’s first Christmas cake date back to?
f) How many eggs do you need to make ‘chocolate reindeer cookies’?
g) Which Christmas gifts are typical in Scandinavia?
h) Which Christmas story begins with these words: “WHEN Scrooge awoke,
it was so dark, that looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the
transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber”.
i) Where is the United States’ national Christmas tree?
j) Christmas lights first appeared in 1882 when an employee of Thomas
Edison presented the public with 80 coloured light bulbs. What colour
were they?
2015